Freehills RSS feedFreehills - most recent legal updates and news http://www.freehills.com/media-centre.aspxLegal Update | Asia-Pacific Employee Relations Update February 2012<P>Asia-Pacific Employee Relations Update February 2012.</P>http://www.freehills.com/7822.aspx?source=rssFri, 10 Feb 2012 06:02:55 GMThttp://www.freehills.com/7822.aspxLegal Update | Top 10 trends in the Australian mining industry for 2012<P>Top 10 trends in the Australian mining industry for 2012.</P>http://www.freehills.com/7854.aspx?source=rssFri, 10 Feb 2012 05:02:18 GMThttp://www.freehills.com/7854.aspxLegal Update | UK Bribery Act – Are your procedures ‘adequate’?<P>It is critical that Australian businesses review their policies and procedures to combat bribery, lest they unwittingly breach the UK Bribery Act at the hands of their ‘associates’.<BR></P>http://www.freehills.com/7849.aspx?source=rssFri, 10 Feb 2012 05:02:05 GMThttp://www.freehills.com/7849.aspxLegal Update | Are you on the same page as your franchisees?<P>In brief, a recent Federal Court decision has held that a franchisor’s supply arrangements constituted third line forcing, and that a failure to disclose completely a franchisee’s obligations to accept and pay stock under those supply arrangements breached the Franchising Code of Conduct. </P>http://www.freehills.com/7851.aspx?source=rssThu, 09 Feb 2012 03:02:57 GMThttp://www.freehills.com/7851.aspxLegal Update | ASX diversity reporting requirements<P>All ASX listed companies with a 31 December 2011 balance date must now comply with the <EM>Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations with 2010 Amendments</EM>. Importantly, this means that these companies must now satisfy the diversity reporting requirements contained in the Recommendations in their annual reports.</P>http://www.freehills.com/7846.aspx?source=rssThu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:16 GMThttp://www.freehills.com/7846.aspxLegal Update | ASIC finalises regulatory guide on disclosure requirements for infrastructure entities<P>With effect from 1 July 2012, new and existing infrastructure entities will need to comply with significant additional disclosure obligations.</P>http://www.freehills.com/7812.aspx?source=rssThu, 02 Feb 2012 01:02:05 GMThttp://www.freehills.com/7812.aspxLegal Update | Federal Court win for Optus cloud based PVR<P>The Federal Court has found Optus’ TV Now cloud based PVR service does not infringe the AFL, NRL and Telstra’s copyright.</P>http://www.freehills.com/7810.aspx?source=rssWed, 01 Feb 2012 06:02:20 GMThttp://www.freehills.com/7810.aspxLegal Update | Looking forward – Industrial Relations in 2012<P>2012 is shaping up to be a very big year in industrial relations. In this article, we look at the top seven developments to watch out for in 2012.</P>http://www.freehills.com/7802.aspx?source=rssTue, 31 Jan 2012 22:02:55 GMThttp://www.freehills.com/7802.aspxLegal Update | New Pollution Reporting Laws Commence on 6 February 2012<P>Important changes to NSW pollution control laws, involving a new duty to report incidents, will commence on 6 February 2012.</P>http://www.freehills.com/7798.aspx?source=rssTue, 31 Jan 2012 04:01:24 GMThttp://www.freehills.com/7798.aspxLegal Update | Climate Change and Major Projects – Important Land and Environment Court Decision<P>Climate change and major projects – important Land and Environment Court decision.</P>http://www.freehills.com/7800.aspx?source=rssMon, 30 Jan 2012 23:02:02 GMThttp://www.freehills.com/7800.aspx